Bradley Campbell

And he couldn't just dump his own money into it. There's rules preventing that. That meat money wasn't good. Yeah, yeah. So what he had to do is he had to catch one of these giant big fish sponsors that they could put across the crest, right across the front of their jersey. Think like Crypto.com for the Lakers.

And he couldn't just dump his own money into it. There's rules preventing that. That meat money wasn't good. Yeah, yeah. So what he had to do is he had to catch one of these giant big fish sponsors that they could put across the crest, right across the front of their jersey. Think like Crypto.com for the Lakers.

a state-owned Russian natural gas supplier, huge industrial giant.

a state-owned Russian natural gas supplier, huge industrial giant.

a state-owned Russian natural gas supplier, huge industrial giant.

They went to Schalke and they did this presentation. This is why Gazprom is great. So I actually found a guy in Germany who was in the room where it happened.

They went to Schalke and they did this presentation. This is why Gazprom is great. So I actually found a guy in Germany who was in the room where it happened.

They went to Schalke and they did this presentation. This is why Gazprom is great. So I actually found a guy in Germany who was in the room where it happened.

This is Axel Hafer. He's the current chairman of Schalke 04. And truthfully, Pablo, he actually saw a connection between this giant state-run natural gas supplier and this tiny mining town in Germany.

This is Axel Hafer. He's the current chairman of Schalke 04. And truthfully, Pablo, he actually saw a connection between this giant state-run natural gas supplier and this tiny mining town in Germany.

This is Axel Hafer. He's the current chairman of Schalke 04. And truthfully, Pablo, he actually saw a connection between this giant state-run natural gas supplier and this tiny mining town in Germany.

So they were also using Schalke as marketing. They had this really big goal of creating a second pipeline connecting Russia to Germany, even more of their natural gas, called Nord Stream 2 was the big project. It was in the second Nord Stream pipeline.

So they were also using Schalke as marketing. They had this really big goal of creating a second pipeline connecting Russia to Germany, even more of their natural gas, called Nord Stream 2 was the big project. It was in the second Nord Stream pipeline.

So they were also using Schalke as marketing. They had this really big goal of creating a second pipeline connecting Russia to Germany, even more of their natural gas, called Nord Stream 2 was the big project. It was in the second Nord Stream pipeline.

They thought that sponsoring a major historic German soccer club would be a great way to get that done.

They thought that sponsoring a major historic German soccer club would be a great way to get that done.

They thought that sponsoring a major historic German soccer club would be a great way to get that done.

Well, actually, no, Pablo, I think it's important that we step back here for just a minute. And it's kind of wild to think now, but during this period of time, Russia and Putin were considered great business partners. And I learned this from that Reuters reporter, Tisalo Hamel.

Well, actually, no, Pablo, I think it's important that we step back here for just a minute. And it's kind of wild to think now, but during this period of time, Russia and Putin were considered great business partners. And I learned this from that Reuters reporter, Tisalo Hamel.

Well, actually, no, Pablo, I think it's important that we step back here for just a minute. And it's kind of wild to think now, but during this period of time, Russia and Putin were considered great business partners. And I learned this from that Reuters reporter, Tisalo Hamel.